Drinking Water Features
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What It Will Really Take To Replace America's Lead Lines
7/1/2025
Replacing lead pipes isn't just about digging and swapping materials. It's about solving for workforce shortages, incomplete data, and execution at scale. Without addressing these constraints head-on, communities risk failing to meet compliance deadlines and incurring rising costs.
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From Age-Based To Performance-Based — Constanta's Digital Transformation In Water Meter Management
7/1/2025
Most water utilities worldwide face significant challenges in reducing non-revenue water (NRW), frequently impeded by operational inefficiencies and resources shortage. Romania's largest public water company, RAJA SA, faced similar obstacles and embarked on a transformative initiative in the city of Constanța. In partnership with AGS Water Solutions, RAJA implemented a performance-based service contract (PBSC) for NRW management and adopted innovative digital tools to support the new integrated water meter management approach. This initiative offers valuable insights for utilities seeking to scale digitalization and improve operational efficiency.
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Lead Service Lines: 3 Key Actions To Take For Lead and Copper Rule Compliance
6/30/2025
Many public water system owners in the U.S. worked hard from 2021 to 2024 to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). As of October 2024, in its current form, the rule is now known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). You may know that the next compliance deadline is November 1, 2027. But what exactly is due at that time? How can you be sure you're complying with the requirements?
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Transforming U.S. Water Utilities: Charting A Sustainable Future With AMI
6/18/2025
Recent advancements in wireless metering are transforming utility modernization. With this, network operators now play a central role in utility infrastructure projects, reinventing delivery with new protocols, pricing, and customer engagement models tailored to low-bandwidth applications like water metering and other water management use cases.
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Redesigning Brine Diffusers: Optimizing Brine Dispersion Performance At The Hadera Desalination Plant
6/17/2025
This article explores how IDE Technologies leveraged advanced in-house simulation capabilities to deliver a revised brine diffuser design, significantly improving both environmental outcomes and operational efficiency.
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Expert Insights On Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment
6/10/2025
Dave Rubin, a Hubbell brand senior director for product management at ACLARA, shares insights on building business practice changes into AMI project plans, securing internal buy-in, and more.
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Scanning The Snow From The Sky
6/4/2025
If you want to know about the snow, the sky is the limit when it comes to collecting data about the mountain snowpack.
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England's Water Crisis Needs More Than Just New Reservoirs — Here's What Will Help
6/3/2025
England is facing a water crisis. The UK government has just announced plans to fast-track two massive reservoir projects in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, warning that without them, we could run out of drinking water by the mid-2030s. But as a hydrologist who studies Britain's often erratic weather patterns, I believe these reservoirs alone won't solve our water problems.
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Exploring The Potential Of Reclaimed Water For Industrial Boiler Feed
5/16/2025
The wastewater treatment industry is quickly uncovering the usefulness of boiler feedwater for more sustainable operations. The advantages and applications are becoming more innovative and resourceful as more enterprises deploy consistent water reclamation practices.
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How Industrial Water Services Are Shaping The Future Of Global Manufacturing
5/15/2025
Water is one of the most essential resources in any industrial setup, and managing it efficiently can mean the difference between success and stagnation. Welcome to the world of industrial water services — a sector that's as critical as it is complex.